Magazine for firearms.



A W i m\ Patelited Jan. 7, 1919.

,4 G. HAMMOND. MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2!.1915- 1 anus mzws m. Pmno-unlm. vIAsnlna'm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GRANT HAMMOND, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO DALTON ARMS CORPO- RATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

Original application filed April 20, 1915, Serial No. 22,590. Divided and this application filed July 21, 1915.

Serial No. 41,110. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GRANT HAMMO ND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Magazine for Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for containing the cartridges in a firearm, prior to their being moved into the barrel, and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a magazine that shall be particularly effective in operation and one that may be readily operated for purposes required.

One construction of magazine embodying my invention and in making and use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of a firearm embodying my invenposed of wood and shaped and formed to receive the metallic parts in a manner well known. A barrel 13 is secured to the frame or receiver 14 in any suitable manner. A breech-bolt 15 is rotatably mounted in a breech-bolt chamber 16 in the frame or receiver in any suitable manner and is provided with locking and releasing lugs 17 arranged to pass along lengthwise grooves 48 formed in the receiver and into an annular locking groove 18 to lock the breech-bolt in its closed position, in which it closes a discharge opening 19 at the top of the receiver. A firing bolt having a firing bolt head 20 is located in the breech-bolt, and an actuating lever handle 21 is employed for operating the breech-bolt. All of the parts hereinbefore described, except in their general relation, constitute no part of the present invention, but being embodied in the invention of the application hereinbefore set forth tion with parts broken away to show the construction of the magazine.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of a portion of the firearm shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the construction and operation of the magazine sup porting members.

Fig. 4 is a detail view, scale enlarged, in cross section through the device at about the longitudinal center of the magazine.

Fig. 5 is a similar view on plane denoted by dotted line 55 of Fig. 6. n

Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the construction and operation of the magazine shifting rod.

Fig. 7 is a detail view, scale enlarged, illustrating the construction and operation of the retaining post in its socket in the receiver.

My invention is not necessarily confined to any special type of firearm but as it readily adapts itself for use in connection with that class that are supported on the person and commonly against the shoulder when fired I have chosen such type for the purpose of illustrating my invention herein, this application being a division of my co-pending application filed April 20, 1915, of Serial Number 22,590.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 10 indicates the stock of a firearm that includes the forestock comprising a top piece 11 and a bottom piece 12, preferably comand of which this is a division, further description is omitted herein.

A trigger guard plate support 22 is attached to a post 23 secured to the receiver in any suitable manner, and a trigger guard plate 24: is pivotally mounted between ears 25 formed on said support. A trigger guard sleeve 26 fits a screw threaded opening in the rear end of the trigger guard plate, and is provided on its inner end with slots as a means of adjusting its position. A trigger guard post 27, rigidly secured to one branch of the trigger guard 28, has a thread at its base to fit the threaded inner wall of said sleeve and the opposite end of the post is flattened and its edges are threaded to fit a partially threaded hole in the rear end of the frame or receiver 14. The opposite end or branch of the trigger guard has a stud 29 to fit a hole in the trigger guard plate, the guard being sufiiciently resilient to enable it to be sprung so that the stud may enter the hole in the plate and be held therein by the spring action of the guard, the sleeve 26 being adjustable for the purpose of regulating this spring action. By springing the guard and disengaging the stud from the hole, and turning the guard to an angle of about ninety degrees from its regular position, the threads on the end of the-post 27 may be disengaged from the threads in the hole in the receiver, and the trigger guard plate is thus unlocked and may be swung downwardly,

I and a reverse movement of the parts just above describedwill lock the trigger guard plate in itsclosed position. i

A trigger supporting frame 80 is-moun ted on the plate 24, projecting from the inner face thereof,- and a trigger 31 is-pivota'lly" mounted between the, side parts of this frame, said trigger having a notch in *its upper end to receive a lug 32 projecting from a sear 33 that is also pivotally mounted between the side parts of said frame.

= breech-boltim front end will engageaa car This sear has projections hat to -,operate connection with he breech-(homes described n, my coepending application hereinhefore referred to and ofwhich application-this is a. division.

A magazine is pivotal'ly ,rnountedupon a pin 36 that p-ivotally secures the trigger guard plate 2%} to the support 222- The upper part of an end- :Wall of this magazine hasanangularly shaped slot 37 to receive an eccentrically mounted -pr0j-ection.38 on the end of amagazine shifting rodfit) rotatably mountedin the frame and having. a magazrne shifting lever .40 secured atitsmllter end. Notches 4:1 in the-shifting lever 40' receive the rounded end .of' a 1 spring pressed shifting lever holder 42, located insa recessin the frame andqseated upon asp ring. that resiliently holds the pin in engagement with" the notches the lever but whichwill yield under .sufficient force to ,permit manna] movement of the lever. When this lever isin the position shown in Fig. .4: the magazine is fully seated within its ohamber'so that at each forward movement of the tridge and push .it ,into therchamberuwit-hinthe barrel. When; the .lever is turned to the position shown by dotted lines Taxi-n Fig.

4 .the magazine will be loweredto-,such posi tion shown'by dottedli-nes in Fig. h) -tha t a forward movement of the'breech-b ll not push a cartridge ,intofthe magazine, but the loading will then be (10119 by hand, and when :the leveris .in' the position-shown dotted. line in Fig, 5 the-magazine Willob'e released so that it may be swung down-- wardly on its. pivot. This may 'hedone when'the breech-bolt has been-removed from theframe.

The bot m 4 oft e magazinetentacle of in my c0pen'd'ing application herein re: ferred' to. I contemplate as wlthln the spirit and intent of the invention various changes from the -construction herein specifioally illustrated and described. I

I claim 1 I. A firearm including a frame, a magazinepivotally secured at one end to :the

frame and having an. allg llarly shaped slot, .a magazine locking niemberrotatably mounted in the frame, a projection eccentrically mounted on the end ofsaid member to be located insaid angularly shaped-Islet, and means for rotating said ;member .to engage it with (or disengage .it from the slot.

2. A firearm including a frame, a trigger guard platepivotally mounted. in the frame and having -an0pening therethrough, a magazine pivotally mounted to swing through said opening, .a m a -gazinev locking memher rotatably mounted the frame to place them-agazi-ne in difierent positions and torjelease it, and means for securing one end of theamagazine to said plate. I

A firearm includinga frame, a breechbolt movably ,mounted in the frame, a magazine shiftaloly mounted in the frame, and

Inea'nsto hold ,the magazine in position for feed of'cartridges therefrom into'the barrel by the b reech-bolt, to shift the magazine into positiontoavoid such feed-of theicartridges of-the breech boltandto release themagazine for removal from the frame,

4. A firearm including-a frame, a breechbolt .movably mounted in the frame a magazine shiftably mounted in the frame, means to-hold :the magazine in position for feed of cartridges therefrom into the ,barrel by the breech-bolt, to shift the magazine into position to avoid such feedof the cartridges by the breech-bolt and to release the magazine for removalafrom the frame, and means for retainingsaid magazine holding means in' each of the magazine holding positions.

.5 A ;firearm including a frame, a breeclr bolt movablymounted in the frame, a magazine shiftably mounted in the frame, means to hold the magazine inposition for. feed of cartridges therefrom into the barrel by the bPBGC -rbQLt and to shift the magazine into position to avoid such feed of the can tridges Joy the .breecheholt, and means for lietai-ningthe magazine holding means in each o a d positi ns-- firearm including a frame, a'hreechbolt-movahly mountedin the frame a mag.- azineashiftably mounted in the V-frame and having slot, aymagazine shifting rod ro tata'bly mounted .in .the frame. and having an: eccentric projection .to engage. said slot to retain the magazine in position. forifeed' of cartridges vtherefron1into the barrel by the breech olt and to move t from ai nositiqn as avoidsuch feed, and means: fOr r m re th ri 7. A firearm including a frame, a breechbolt removably mounted in the frame, a magazine shiftably mounted in the frame and having a slot, a magazine shifting rod rotatably mounted in the frame and having an eccentric projection to engage said slot to retain the magazine in position for feed of cartridges therefrom into the barrel by the breech-bolt and remove it from said position to avoid such feed, means for operating said rod, and means for retaining said rod in each of such positions.

7 7, 8. firearm includinga frame,ra,breechbolt movably mounted in the frame, a magazine shiftably mounted in the frame and having an angularly shaped slot opening out of the edge thereof, a magazine shifting rod rotatably mounted in the frame and having an eccentric projection to engage said slot to hold the magazine in position for feed of cartridges therefrom into the barrel by the breech-bolt and to avoid such feed, and to release the magazine for removal from the frame, and means for operating said rod.

9. A firearm including a frame, a breechbolt movably mounted in the frame, a magazine shiftably mounted in the frame and having an angularly shaped slot opening out of the edge thereof, a magazine shifting rod rotatably mounted in the frame and having an eccentric projection to engage said slot to hold the magazine in position for feed of cartridges therefrom into the barrel by the breech-bolt, and to avoid such feed, and to release the magazine for removal from the frame, means for operating said rod, and means for retaining said rod in position to hold the magazine for feed of cartridges and in position to avoid such feed.

10. A firearm including a frame, a magazine movably mounted in the frame, a member arranged to engage said magazine to retainit in place, means upon said memher to hold it in position for movement to a certain extent but to release it in an excessive movement, and means to prevent such excessive movement When the parts are assembled.

11. A magazine for a firearm including a body part having a lipped recess in one edge, a bottom of spring metal having a lip to engage in said recess, and means for yieldingly retaining the opposite end of the bottom in place.

12. A magazine for a firearm including a body parthaving a recess in one edge and a lip at the opposite edge, and a bottom having spring qualities with a lip at one edge to engage with said recess and a recess at the opposite edge to engage with said lip to removably hold the bottom in place.

13. A firearm including a frame, a support for a trigger guard attached to the frame, said support having a slot opening out at the edge of said support, a trigger guard pivotally attached to said support by a pin located in said slot, means for securing the opposite end of the trigger guard plate, and a magazine removably located in an opening in said trigger guard plate.

14. A firearm including a frame, a support for a trigger guard attached to the frame, said support having a slot opening out at the edge thereof, a trigger guard pivotally attached to said support by a pin located in said slot, means for securing the opposite end of the trigger guard plate, a magazine pivotally mounted upon the pin to swing through an opening in the trigger guard plate, and means for securing the opposite end of said magazine.

GRANT HAMMOND.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. JENKINS, E. F. EATON.

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